Macias, Linda A. “A Case Study of the Transformation of a Low-Performing School Into
a High-Performing School.” Unpublished Doctor of Education Thesis, University
of Houston, May, 2010.
Abstract
A critical issue for ...

Latino parents become more involved in the schooling of their children once they have been trained in the implementation of parental involvement strategies. Parents who received training in parental involvement were ...

Brosnahan, Carla. "The Impact of a School’s Organizational Health on Student Achievement" Unpublished Doctor of Education Doctoral Thesis, University of Houston, May, 2011.
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to ...

Many students continue to struggle with acquiring the necessary skills to
become successful readers. The most commonly used software for teaching reading is
the Accelerated Reader (AR) program. The purpose of this study ...

Many students continue to struggle with acquiring the necessary skills to
become successful readers. The most commonly used software for teaching reading is
the Accelerated Reader (AR) program. The purpose of this study ...

The study describes the historical timeline for public schooling, multicultural education, educational trends and PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations). More specifically, the literature highlights the ...

The notion of discovery-based learning began in the early sixties (Bruner, 1961). Discovery-based learning has been considered an effective form of inquiry instruction particularly in a group learning environment because ...

This purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between gender roles, a wife’s feelings regarding her employment and marital satisfaction in dual-earner couples. As part of the data analysis, a multiple ...

The focus of this inquiry was to further the understanding of what happens to science teachers’ beliefs about inquiry-based science instruction, as well as their ability to conduct inquiry-based lessons, as they are ...

ABSTRACT
Jimenez, Carolina A. “Predictors of Well-being and Depression among Latino College
Students.” Unpublished Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation, University of Houston, 2011.
Latinos are one of the fastest growing ...

A sparse amount of research exists comparing individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and their typically developing siblings regarding behaviors on a broadband measure, and little research has been conducted using ...

Abstract
Fluency is often used as an indicator of reading proficiency, but many students with reading disabilities are unable to benefit from typical classroom interventions. Lorusso, et al. (2006) used a modified FlashWord ...

The purpose of this research was to measure the effects of the peer tutoring program Supplemental Instruction (SI) on pass rates, academic performance, retention, and persistence in community college developmental reading ...

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The aim of the study was to investigate to what extent gender predicts academic procrastination among gifted and talented college students. The study consisted of 35 honor college undergraduate students enrolled ...

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Many men experience psychological distress as they try to obtain the ideal body as constructed by society (Pope, Phillips, and Olivardia, 2000). The number of articles focusing on men and muscularity has greatly ...